Swimming: Richland's Bratton leads in qualifying

Richland’s Lisa Bratton had top qualifying times in the 200 IM and 100 backstroke Friday after the first day of the Eastern Washington district swimming meet at Central Washington University in Ellensburg.

Bratton had a time of 2:12.34 in the 200 IM, and finished with a 57.77 seconds in the 100 back in the Class 4A competition. Teammate McKenzie Schroder had the top time in the 4A 200 free at 2:01.56.

In the 3A meet, Kennewick’s Alexis Murphy and Samantha Lester had strong days. They were part of the event’s fastest 200 medley relay and 400 relay teams.

Murphy also had the fastest time in the 100 fly (1:00.62) and 100 breast (1:12.09), while Lester was fastest in the 50 free (25.44 seconds).

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